CVE-2025-38698
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jfs: Regular file corruption check
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Regular file corruption check The reproducer builds a corrupted file on disk with a negative i_size value. Add a check when opening this file to avoid subsequent operation failures.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
September 4, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
1903 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-38698
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: jfs: Regular file corruption check The reproducer builds a corrupted file on disk with a negative i_size value. Add a check when opening this file to avoid subsequent operation failures.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/00462be586b33076f8b8023e7ba697deedc131db
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02edcfda419168d9405bffe55f18ea9c1bf92366
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d04df8116426b6c7b9f8b9b371250f666a2a2fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bc86f1d7d5419d5b19483ba203ca0b760c41c51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/78989af5bbf55a0cf1165b0fa73921bc02f1543b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9605cb2ea38ba014d0e704cba0dbbb00593fa9fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ad054cd2c4ca8c371e555748832aa217c41fc65
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f896c3d0192241d6438be6963682ace8203f502
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd9454b7710b28060faa49b041f8283c435721a3
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/38xxx/CVE-2025-38698.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-38698